Local seed manufacturer Renaissance Seeds has urged farmers to adopt climate-resilient seed varieties as part of efforts to strengthen agricultural productivity, food security and resilience to changing weather conditions. The call was made during an engagement with the District Agriculture Extension Coordinating Committee (DAECC) in Lilongwe, where the company outlined its plans to improve farmers’ […]
Self Help Africa (SHA) has called for greater coordination across Malawi’s food system, warning that food security challenges cannot be addressed through agricultural production alone. The call was made during the presentation of a position paper to the Ministry of Agriculture in Lilongwe on Wednesday, where stakeholders emphasised the need for a more integrated approach […]
Malawi will host a National Agrifood Systems Investment Symposium on Monday, 5 October 2026, at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe, as part of efforts to accelerate implementation of the Malawi 2063 development agenda. The symposium, themed “Unlocking Private Sector Investment for Sustainable Agrifood Systems Transformation in Malawi,” will focus on the private sector’s […]
The government is backing a winter maize seed project at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), aimed at tackling shortages in the availability, affordability and accessibility of seed under this year’s Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP). The scheme is being run through LUANAR’s Mega Farm Initiative at Dwangwa in Nkhotakota district, where the […]
For decades, Malawi’s agricultural story has been dominated by a familiar paradox: a country where farming employs most people, yet one that struggles to turn what it grows into sustained economic growth. Now, as African governments search for ways to feed a growing population while creating jobs and foreign exchange, Malawi is being urged to […]
Africa must urgently dismantle trade and logistical barriers preventing food from moving across its borders if the continent is to turn its agricultural potential into stronger regional markets, jobs and food security, the head of the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (A UDA-NEPAD) said Friday. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, AUDA-NEPAD’s director-general, told the Africa Food Systems Forum summit […]
The CCAP Nkhoma Synod has issued a stark warning to Malawians, urging them to combine prayer with urgent practical preparations as the country braces for possible food shortages amid the growing threat of El Niño conditions later this year. The call was made in a pastoral letter signed by the Synod’s Moderator, Reverend Absalom Joseph […]
The number of Malawians facing hunger during the 2026/27 lean season has fallen by 35 per cent year on year, though 2.6m people — about 14 per cent of the projected population — will still struggle to meet their annual food requirements, according to the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralization. The latest assessment […]
Balaka district chief agriculture, extension and natural resources officer Denis Zingeni has bemoaned the prolonged dry spells the district has experienced. Zingeni said during a District Civil Protection Committee meeting that 7 467 hectares (ha) of maize crop, three ha of cow peas and four ha of groundnuts have been affected. He said: “This year we […]
Scores of Malawians are at risk of being food insecure due to the impacts of the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, a situation which has triggered a call for policy consideration that builds the resilience of communities during such calamities and other climate change related chocks affecting food security. This is contained in a Policy Brief […]
Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (MVAC) report has projected that 2.6 million people as requiring humanitarian food assistance. Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Agnes Nkusa Nkhoma disclosed this Monday in Lilongwe during official handover ceremony of 1,000 tonnes of rice from Indian Government. She said the food assistance would be required during the lean season from November, […]
Judge of the High Court of Malawi, Dr Redson Kapindu, has called upon Malawi government to start taking decisive steps in addressing chronic food deficits while, at the same time, moving towards the attainment of the status of a hunger-free nation. Kapindu made the call on Monday evening in Lilongwe when he made a presentation […]
The United Nations in Malawi has congratulated the World Food Programme (WFP) for winning the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize awarded last Fridayby the Norwegian Nobel Committee for its efforts to combat hunger, fight the use of hunger as a weapon of war and improve conditions for peace across the world. In a statement made available […]
While the country is pregnant with expectation that it will receive good rains in the 2020/2021 agricultural season, there are fears that there still could be food challenges next year as subsidized inputs, promised by the Tonse government during campaign, not yet on the market. According to the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services […]
Traditional leaders in Zomba have expressed concerns over the increased number of households going to bed with empty stomachs due to hunger that has hit hard in some areas. Sub Sub Traditional Authority Chimbalanga appealed to government for assistance when chiefs in the area had a courtesy call with deputy presidential advisor on Religious Affairs […]
A recently released Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (Mvac) report has projected that at least 2.6 million Malawians will be food insecure in the 2020/2021 consumption year. This represents 15 percent of the projected population of 17 677, 952. According to the report released on Wednesday, out of the total affected population, 2 million people are […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumw, has disclosed that Agriculture Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) will this year commence the buying of produce from farmers early next month, April, much earlier than it has always done in the past. The minister made this revelation on Thursday, March 13, at Thembe School in […]
People from Senior Chief Kalembo in Balaka can now breathe a sigh of relief following the commissioning of a K26 million worth of Kakhobwe Irrigation Scheme, thanks to World Food Program (WFP) through Find Your Feet (FYF). Kalembo is one of the places in Balaka with the highest number of people affected with hunger because […]